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  • ...in very much fagged - horses and men. The young men used to recuperate in a couple of days, but it took me, at my time of life, and the other members o ...equently, party after party, having spent various times from a few days to a fortnight in the bush or the mountains, returned wearied out to their diffe
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  • .... Well, it's done. Kate is dead-and Ned, and Dan-all dead. But there'll be a reckoning yet, I think." A slight gleam as of hope slowly lit up the sombre face. Again the steadfast,
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  • ...eged that Fitzpatrick tried to take liberties with Kate Kelly, and that in a struggle that followed his pistol went off and shot him. ...hiltern|Chiltern]] against Dan Kelly and [[Jack Lloyd Jnr|Jack Lloyd]], on a charge of suspected cattle stealing. Sergeant Lynch, at Chiltern, considere
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  • ...party consisting of L- as guide, my brother officer, myself, my clerk, and a black-fellow. ...re that night, my brother officer and myself lying on an old bedstead with a sheep skin as covering, the clerk and black fellow before the fire on the f
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  • == A Dangerous Companion == ...the gun went of. We all recognized that there was a great risk in shooting with our friend, and were glad that he decided to put away his gun, and so avoid
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  • ...and ordered him to "bail up." At the same time Steve Hart, with a revolver in each hand, entered the back-door, and they took possession of t ...nk. He stood at the end of the table, at the same time covering Scott with a revolver, and said, “I am Ned Kelly; bail up." Mr Scott's revolver w
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  • ...l never take that from you," and returned it to him, taking, instead, a watch from Mr Macauley; and Byrne took Mr Scott's watch from him. .... The prisoners then began to discuss what had best be done; some were for starting off at once, others thought they would only be risking their lives, and it
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  • ...om will be looked upon as cowards, but it should be remembered that it was a well-known fact that, after the Wombat murders, the gang were only too anxi ...ery direction, together with the scouts who had been watching all day, one starting off in one direction and another in an opposite one, under the pretence of
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  • ...old school fellow, Joe Byrne, and frequently he used to ask me to give Joe a chance of his life if they came into the stock-yard, but he used to say,&qu ...o take the constables who knew these sympathizers every week to Beechworth with me, for I never knew when the magistrates might call for some evidence, in
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  • == A Bad Night == ...ed much amusement. Every now and then one of us would come bump up against a rock, and we would be calling to each other to ascertain whether we were ke
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  • ...on us. I myself had grave doubts, and still think they were men. There was a high point of the mountain in front of us, which we next proceeded to searc ...at the foot of the hill on horseback, riding along at a good pace. I sent a man after him to see who he was, and he overtook him as he was making for t
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  • ...for a day or so to consult with the sub-officer taking charge of the party starting from Greta end-that is supposing the expedition should be determined on.&qu ...have a personal interview with the sub-officer taking charge of the party starting from Greta."
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  • ...were, too.  Dinner was served by Mrs Devine, and everything in connection with “police protection” at Jerilderie seemed to the outside public to be in ...taken out to patrol the town.  He was regarded as a man who would put up a fight and so disturb the peace as to imperil the success of the Kellys’ m
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  • ...ll form in a yellowish-white long overcoat, somewhat like a tall native in a blanket. ...house than any of the police, and was stalking towards it, with a revolver with his out-stretched arm, which he fired two or three times, and then disappea
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  • '''A Trip to Goulburn''' ...a good fire ready waiting one at Praytons on arrival, and alter these and a good smoke, "blanket bay" can be reached at half-an-hour after mi
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  • ...ling along, the streets had positively an appearance of desertion, and not a soul was to be seen after leaving the precincts of our hotel. ...bring these things under his notice; but it wont do to have only one train a day.
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  • ...Alexandra, has to some extent succeeded in creating an ill feeling between people who might otherwise have been on the very best of terms. Like all other mis ...e that the Thornton Races have been fixed for the same day. As many of the people would like to attend both events we would suggest that some alteration be m
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  • A Tour to the South. ...igh, and having a frame powerful in proportion. He died in Deniliquin only a dozen years ago. The oldest inhabitants give its history only since the whi
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  • ...t; by doing a safe ready money trade, and to take in, shillings, when, had a little spirit been displayed by them, pounds would have been coming in inst ...ich is a shame, and a disgrace, but by outsiders, who care nothing for the people or the place, excepting inasmuch as the working of their leased ground. is
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  • By A. TRAVELLER ...ace them in a position to compete with places having railway communication with the centre.
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